| Oliver Goldsmith - 1771 - 484 sidor
...any emotion -, and then, with a figh, defined them to proceed. John Gage, conftable of the Tower, as he led her to execution, defired her to beftow on...as a perpetual memorial of -her. She gave him her tablets, where (he had juft written three fentences on feeing her hufband's dead body, one in Greek,... | |
| Thomas Warton - 1780 - 488 sidor
...B. When he led, as lieutenant of the tower, lady Jane Gray to the fcafFold, Jje begged her to beflow on him fome fmall prefent, which he might keep as...perpetual memorial of her ". She gave him her tablebook, where fhe had juft written three fentences on feeing her huiband's headlefs body c Strype, ibid. i.... | |
| 1791 - 374 sidor
...conftancy of bis end, than fhaken by fo tender and melancholy a fpectade. Sir John Gage, the conftablc of the Tower, when he led her to execution, defired...fmall prefent, which he might keep as a perpetual mcmoH 3 rial rial of her. She gave him her table-book, on which fhe had juft written three fentences,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 sidor
...melancholy a fpectacle. Sir John Gage, ronftable of the Tower, when he led her to execution, tlcfired her to beftow on him fome fmall prefent, which he...perpetual memorial of her. She gave him her table-book, in which flie had jufl written three fentences, on feeing her huiband's dead body ; one in Greek, another... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 sidor
...fpeftacle. Sir John Gage, conftable of the Tower, when he led her to execution, defired her to beftow on hjm fome fmall prefent, which he might keep as a perpetual memorial of her. She gave him her table book, in which Ihe had juft written three fentences, on feeing her hufband's dead body ; one... | |
| David Hume - 1807 - 480 sidor
...constable of the Tower, when he led her to execution, desired her to bestow on him some small present, which he might keep as a perpetual memorial of her : She gave him her table-book, on which she had just written three sentences on seeing her husband's dead body ; one in Greek, another in Latin,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 sidor
...which fhe heard of the conftancy of his end, than fhaken by fo tender and melancholy a fpe£tacle. Sir John Gage, conftable of the Tower, when he led...keep as a perpetual memorial of her. She gave him her table book, in which fhe had juft written three fentences, on feeing her hufband's dead body ; one... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 sidor
...constable of the Tower, when he led her to execution, desired her to bestow on him some small present, which he might keep as a perpetual memorial of her. She gave him her table-book, in which she had just written three sentences, on seeing her hushand's dead body : one in Greek, another... | |
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